Ajoy Halder v. State Of West Bengal

06.09.2023 tkm/ct 28 C.R.M. (DB) 3488 of 2023 sl no. 35 In Re : An application for bail under section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Lalgola P.S case no. 448 of 2022 dated 22.11.2022 under sections 498A/304B/306/34 IPC and Allowed In Re : Ajoy Halder ... petitioner Mr. D Samanta Md. Jannt Ul Firdous ...... for the petitioner Mr. S G Mukherjee, ld PP Ms. Faria Hossain Mr. Anand Keshri ...... for the State 1.

Petitioner is in custody for 282 days. It is submitted investigation is complete. Co-accused are on bail. He prays for bail.

2.

Learned lawyer for the State opposes the bail prayer. He submits victim lady was tortured and committed suicide within one year of marriage.

3.

We have considered the materials on record. Investigation is complete. There is no chance of abscondence. Co-accused are on bail. Balancing the nature of accusation with the period of detention suffered by the petitioner, we are inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

4.

Accordingly, the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local to the satisfaction of the learned ACJM, Lalbagh, Murshidabad on condition that the petitioner shall appear before the trial court on every date of hearing and

shall not intimidate witnesses or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever.

5.

In the event he fails to appear before the trial court without justifiable cause, the trial court shall be at liberty to cancel his bail automatically without reference to this court. 6.

The application being CRM (DB) 3488 of 2023 is disposed of.

(Gaurang Kanth, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)